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1 beat it
(to go away: Beat it, or I'll hit you!; She told her little brother to beat it.) a se căra, a o şterge -
2 flabbergasted
(very surprised: She was quite flabbergasted when we told her.) uluit -
3 in passing
(while doing or talking about something else; without explaining fully what one means: He told her the story, and said in passing that he did not completely believe it.) în treacăt -
4 listen
['lisn]1) ((often with to) to give attention so as to hear (what someone is saying etc): I told her three times, but she wasn't listening; Do listen to the music!) a asculta2) ((with to) to follow the advice of: If she'd listened to me, she wouldn't have got into trouble.) a asculta• -
5 stay
[stei] 1. verb1) (to remain (in a place) for a time, eg while travelling, or as a guest etc: We stayed three nights at that hotel / with a friend / in Paris; Aunt Mary is coming to stay (for a fortnight); Would you like to stay for supper?; Stay and watch that television programme.)2) (to remain (in a particular position, place, state or condition): The doctor told her to stay in bed; He never stays long in any job; Stay away from the office till your cold is better; Why won't these socks stay up?; Stay where you are - don't move!; In 1900, people didn't realize that motor cars were here to stay.) a sta, a rămâne2. noun(a period of staying (in a place etc): We had an overnight stay / a two days' stay in London.) sejur- stay in
- stay out
- stay put
- stay up -
6 such
1. adjective1) (of the same kind as that already mentioned or being mentioned: Animals that gnaw, such as mice, rats, rabbits and weasels are called rodents; He came from Bradford or some such place; She asked to see Mr Johnson but was told there was no such person there; I've seen several such buildings; I've never done such a thing before; doctors, dentists and such people.) la fel, echivalent, asemănător2) (of the great degree already mentioned or being mentioned: If you had telephoned her, she wouldn't have got into such a state of anxiety; She never used to get such bad headaches (as she does now).) astfel de3) (of the great degree, or the kind, to have a particular result: He shut the window with such force that the glass broke; She's such a good teacher that the headmaster asked her not to leave; Their problems are such as to make it impossible for them to live together any more.) atât(a) (de)4) (used for emphasis: This is such a shock! They have been such good friends to me!) atât de; aşa de2. pronoun(such a person or thing, or such persons or things: I have only a few photographs, but can show you such as I have; This isn't a good book as such (= as a book) but it has interesting pictures.) ca atare- suchlike- such-and-such
- such as it is -
7 at length
1) (in detail; taking a long time: She told us at length about her accident.) pe larg2) (at last: At length the walkers arrived home.) până la urmă -
8 be on the tip of one's tongue
(to be almost, but usually not, spoken or said: Her name is on the tip of my tongue (= I can't quite remember it); It was on the tip of my tongue to tell him (= I almost told him).) a sta pe vârful limbii -
9 coincide
1) (to occupy (often by accident) the same space or time: Her arrival coincided with his departure.) a coincide (cu)2) (to agree: This coincides with what he told us; Their tastes in music coincide.) a se potrivi (cu)•- coincidental -
10 fantastic
[fæn'tæstik]1) (unbelievable and like a fantasy: She told me some fantastic story about her father being a Grand Duke!) uluitor; de necrezut2) (wonderful; very good: You look fantastic!) fantastic -
11 secret
['si:krit] 1. adjective(hidden from, unknown to, or not told to, other people: a secret agreement; He kept his illness secret from everybody.) secret, ascuns2. noun1) (something which is, or must be kept, secret: The date of their marriage is a secret; industrial secrets.) secret2) (a hidden explanation: I wish I knew the secret of her success.) secret•- secrecy- secretive
- secretively
- secretiveness
- secretly
- secret agent
- secret police
- in secret
- keep a secret -
12 shake
[ʃeik] 1. past tense - shook; verb1) (to (cause to) tremble or move with jerks: The explosion shook the building; We were shaking with laughter; Her voice shook as she told me the sad news.) a scutura2) (to shock, disturb or weaken: He was shaken by the accident; My confidence in him has been shaken.) a zgudui2. noun1) (an act of shaking: He gave the bottle a shake.) zguduitură2) (drink made by shaking the ingredients together vigorously: a chocolate milk-shake.) shake•- shaking- shaky
- shakily
- shakiness
- shake-up
- no great shakes
- shake one's fist at
- shake one's head
- shake off
- shake up -
13 slacken
1) (to make or become looser: She felt his grip on her arm slacken.) a (se) destinde2) (to make or become less busy, less active or less fast: The doctor told him to slacken up if he wanted to avoid a heart-attack.) a încetini (ritmul) -
14 so
[səu] 1. adverb1) ((used in several types of sentence to express degree) to this extent, or to such an extent: `The snake was about so long,' he said, holding his hands about a metre apart; Don't get so worried!; She was so pleased with his progress in school that she bought him a new bicycle; They couldn't all get into the room, there were so many of them; He departed without so much as (= without even) a goodbye; You've been so (= very) kind to me!; Thank you so much!) atât de2) ((used to express manner) in this/that way: As you hope to be treated by others, so you must treat them; He likes everything to be (arranged) just so (= in one particular and precise way); It so happens that I have to go to an important meeting tonight.) aşa3) ((used in place of a word, phrase etc previously used, or something previously stated) as already indicated: `Are you really leaving your job?' `Yes, I've already told you / said so'; `Is she arriving tomorrow?' `Yes, I hope so'; If you haven't read the notice, please do so now; `Is that so (= true)?' `Yes, it's really so'; `Was your father angry?' `Yes, even more so than I was expecting - in fact, so much so that he refused to speak to me all day!) aceasta4) (in the same way; also: `I hope we'll meet again.' `So do I.'; She has a lot of money and so has her husband.) la fel5) ((used to express agreement or confirmation) indeed: `You said you were going shopping today.' `So I did, but I've changed my mind.'; `You'll need this book tomorrow, won't you?' `So I will.') într-adevăr2. conjunction((and) therefore: John had a bad cold, so I took him to the doctor; `So you think you'd like this job, then?' `Yes.'; And so they got married and lived happily ever after.)- so-so
- and so on/forth
- or so
- so as to
- so far
- so good
- so that
- so to say/speak -
15 start
I 1. verb1) (to leave or begin a journey: We shall have to start at 5.30 a.m. in order to get to the boat in time.) a pleca2) (to begin: He starts working at six o'clock every morning; She started to cry; She starts her new job next week; Haven't you started (on) your meal yet?; What time does the play start?) a începe3) (to (cause an engine etc to) begin to work: I can't start the car; The car won't start; The clock stopped but I started it again.) a demara, a face să pornească4) (to cause something to begin or begin happening etc: One of the students decided to start a college magazine.) a lansa2. noun1) (the beginning of an activity, journey, race etc: I told him at the start that his idea would not succeed; The runners lined up at the start; He stayed in the lead after a good start; I shall have to make a start on that work.) debut; start2) (in a race etc, the advantage of beginning before or further forward than others, or the amount of time, distance etc gained through this: The youngest child in the race got a start of five metres; The driver of the stolen car already had twenty minutes' start before the police began the pursuit.) avans•- starter- starting-point
- for a start
- get off to a good
- bad start
- start off
- start out
- start up
- to start with II 1. verb(to jump or jerk suddenly because of fright, surprise etc: The sudden noise made me start.) a tresări2. noun1) (a sudden movement of the body: He gave a start of surprise.) tresărire2) (a shock: What a start the news gave me!) şoc -
16 suck
1. verb1) (to draw liquid etc into the mouth: As soon as they are born, young animals learn to suck (milk from their mothers); She sucked up the lemonade through a straw.) a suge; a bea2) (to hold something between the lips or inside the mouth, as though drawing liquid from it: I told him to take the sweet out of his mouth, but he just went on sucking; He sucked the end of his pencil.) a suge3) (to pull or draw in a particular direction with a sucking or similar action: The vacuum cleaner sucked up all the dirt from the carpet; A plant sucks up moisture from the soil.) a aspira; a absorbi4) ((American) (slang) to be awful, boring, disgusting etc: Her singing sucks; This job sucks.)2. noun(an act of sucking: I gave him a suck of my lollipop.) supt- sucker- suck up to
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